Volvo C30 - Page 182

06 Starting and driving
Driving with a trailer
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Automatic gearbox
Overheating
When driving with a trailer in hilly terrain in a hot
climate there may be a risk of overheating.
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An automatic gearbox selects the optimum
gear related to load and engine speed.
Steep inclines
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Do not lock the automatic transmission in
a higher gear than the engine "can cope
with" - it is not always a good idea to drive
at a high gear with low engine revolutions.
IMPORTANT
See also the specific information on slow
driving with trailer for cars with the
Powershift automatic transmission on page
161.
Parking on a hill
1. Depress the foot brake.
2. Apply the parking brake.
3. Move the gear selector to parking position
P.
4. Release the foot brake.
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Move the gear selector to park position P
when parking an automatic car with a
hitched trailer. Always use the parking
brake.
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Block the wheels with chocks when park-
ing a car with hitched trailer on a hill.
Starting on a hill
1. Depress the foot brake.
2. Move the gear selector to driving posi-
tion D.
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Release the foot brake and start driving off.